Nyoka the Jungle Girl #18

Charlton's Nyoka the Jungle Girl #18 delivers exactly what its banner promises — action-packed adventure captured in a gripping cover by Maurice Whitman, showing the fearless, blonde Nyoka clutching a branch on rocky terrain while a massive bald eagle swoops in with talons extended, as a bespectacled man below grasps desperately at her arm. Armed with a holstered pistol and clearly undaunted, Nyoka looks every bit the capable heroine ready to handle whatever the wilderness throws at her. For a dime in 1956, this Charlton publication offered readers Charles Nicholas and Sal Trapani's interiors alongside one of the more visually striking wildlife confrontations of the era.